Major toothpaste manufacturers have been making toothpaste for over one hundred years. The world of oral disease has significantly changed in this time period, especially the last 25 years. Yet, these large companies continue to make and sell the same toothpaste with the primary preventive ingredient of fluoride. Amazing isn't it.
Large toothpaste companies make toothpaste for the masses, not for small market populations, which have risen significantly in the last 25 years. Frankly, these large companies are very happy with their increase in sales only because the population has risen in adults 21 years of age and older. In the same time period tooth decay has and will continue to grow unless better oral care products are specifically for young children especially those with special needs. The SOLUTION is XYLITOL which has been used in Scandinavia since the mid 1970's. Using Fluoride ALONE has been scientifically proven to decrease tooth decay and improve oral health br 24%. Using XYLITOL daily at some has bee scientifically PROVEN to decrease tooth decay and improve oral health by 72%. Fluoride is old technology and XYLITOL is the latest technology. You should make THE BEST CHOICE for the health of your mouth. You should be using Dr Branams Xylitol toothpaste and gel at home daily if you have any of the following: •Infant or toddlers 1 year of age or older •Children 6 years of age or younger •Children of any age with many cavities •A parent who has multiple cavities •Parents who see a dentist less than once a year or never see a dentist •Parents who do not brush at bedtime •Parents who put the baby to bed with bottle of milk or juice or breast-feed In the middle of the night •Parents who take their children to a General dentist.....no a pediatric dentist •Families who have a history of high rates of tooth decay •Parents of children with special needs, autism, Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, or are Wheelchair bound I have been able to reduce the need for extensive and expensive dental treatment by 60 % in my own pediatric dental practice over the last 12 years. The answer is using Dr Branams Xylitol toothpaste and gel DAILY AT HOME. Obviously, my goal is to improve the oral health and lower tooth decay in the entire family. The key is to have parents use these products themselves and introduce them to their infants and other children. I truly hope that this truthful and accurate information is helpful and beneficial. FOR BETTER ORAL HEALTH FOR YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY. Dr Steve Branam
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TikTok and Instagram have been criticized for some of their posts, which are considered misinformation and for entertainment purposes. On the other hand, many people are posting accurate and educational information. I am a contributor to the later information.
Having interviewed thousands of parents in my pediatric dental practice, I am amazed at the misinformation and poor advice many of my patients have received. This inaccurate advice not only comes from friends, family, coworkers, and the internet, but it also comes from medical and dental professionals. I find this appalling. My goal is to give my parents, patients, and the general public TRUTHFUL AND ACCURATE information based upon my 45 years of experience and scientific articles that I have found true. I produce posts on TikTok and Instagram because I have learned that this generation of parents often go to these sites for their information. My information is not entertaining or exciting, but it is TRUTHFUL and BENEFICIAL to improve oral and dental health. I encourage you to follow me on one or both sites and recommend the same to your friends and family. Yours for the best oral health, Dr Steve Branam I want people to be better acquainted with me and my story to begin focusing on preventing tooth decay in families, especially those with young children. This transition occurred over the last 16 years of my 40-year professional dental career.
I am Dr Steve Branam, a pediatric dentist trained and educated to provide mainstream dental care for patients. I was taught to drill, fill, repair, or extract infected and decayed teeth. FORTY YEARS AGO, childhood tooth decay was a significant problem, and it has increased to become a SEVERE problem and continues to increase. I realized that tooth decay is a public health issue. Tooth decay is prevented at home, NOT in the dental office. Preventing tooth decay does not benefit dentists, but prevention benefits the general public. Preventing tooth decay occurs over time and will benefit children and families today and generations to follow. I had watched tooth decay rise in my pediatric dental practice. Using Fluoride ALONE has FAILED, even though it has been the recommended preventive agent by mainstream dentists for over 60 years. I decided to find a better substance to reduce tooth decay and oral bacteria. I have been successful in finding that ingredient, which is XYLITOL. It has been used in Scandinavia for over 50 years to reduce tooth decay, and the American Dental Association has known its benefits since the mid-1970s. I committed to becoming a more holistic dentist focused on preventing and minimizing the need for extensive, expensive mainstream dental treatment. I aim to benefit my patients and the general public, especially those who do not seek regular dental care. I spent time, energy, and money developing the Dr Branam Xylitol toothpaste and gel. They have been clinically tested and proven to be safe and effective. They are new technology that reduces the BACTERIA, which causes tooth decay and gum disease. Using these products AT HOME DAILY will improve your entire family's dental and general health today and for the next generation. The use of Dr Branam Xylitol products by my patients has allowed me to provide less mainstream treatment. This gives me more time to treat more patients with less tooth decay. My patients and parents appreciate having better oral health and spending less time and money in my office. Yours for better and less expensive dental care. Dr Steve Branam My experience shows me that most people have no idea how extensive and prevalent EARLY CHILDHOOD TOOTH DECAY is. This disease takes 12 to 36 months to develop then becomes worse in the following months and dental abscesses develop leading to expensive and extensive dental treatment. Many times the treatment is performed in a hospital operating room under general anesthesia. This often costs thousands of dollars and is stressful for the parents.
This can be avoided by taking your child to a pediatric dentist for their first dental appointment on their 1st birthday and using the Dr. Branams Xylitol toothpaste and gel by the entire family. At minimum all of the children should use the Dr Branams Xylitol products. You should actually Google Images of Early Childhood tooth decay and see for yourself the extent of the infection and the appearance of the teeth. This can be avoided or minimized. Please keep in mind the importance of the pediatric dental visit on your child's first birthday. Yours for better oral and dental health. Dr. Steve Branam It is so important to gave good habits and routines. Actually, forming both of them begins at birth. Studies reveal that only 47% of all people in America brush their teeth at bedtime. This is the most important time to brush your teeth. Tooth decay is a DISEASE CAUSED BY BACTERIA. Parents transfer their bacteria to their children. I interview parents daily inmy office, and many parents do not begin to brush their child's until one year of age. This is a big mistake, because getting Tooth decay is a process that occurs over time (months and years). I am seeing more and more toddlers 3 years of age and younger who already have tooth decay.
Here are my recommendations for a bedtime routine. 1. Bathe your child in an infant tub or bath tube depending upon their age 2. Put on their pajamas 3. Let them breastfeed or take their bedtime bottle of milk or formula 4. Hold or cuddle them for bonding 5. If they have no teeth, rub or massage their gums with your finger ot a soft wash cloth 6. If they have teeth, use a finger toothbrush or regular child toothbrush and brush their teeth with Dr Branams Xylitol toothpaste or tooth gel. 7. Leave the toothpaste in the mouth 8. Read a book to the child or just rock and comfort them and put them in bed. 3 habits you should NOT do. 1. Breastfeed or bottle feed them to sleep and put them in bed without brushing the teeth 2. Give the baby or toddler a baby bottle or Sippy cup of milk, formula, or juice in the middle of the night to get them to go back to sleep 3. Do not breastfeed throughout the night at will Giving these 3 habits to your children will increase the risk of early tooth decay by 300%. Lastly, all parents should brush their own teeth at bedtime using Dr Branams Xylitol toothpaste and leave it in your mouth. DON'T RINSE OR SPIT IT OUT. This will lower your tooth decay causing bacteria by 72 %. You will improve your oral health and decrease the transfer of bacteria to your children. Remember that tooth decay is a DISEASE that affects the entire family and is INTERGENERATIONAL. These benefits will last a lifetime. I hope that this truthful information is helpful. Yours for better oral health for your entire family Dr. Steve Branam There is an incredible amount of SUGAR in the American diet. Most people are unaware of this, and the food and beverage manufacturers do a good job of hiding it. There are natural sugars and processed sugars. There are healthy sugars and unhealthy sugars.
Natural sugar is just as harmful to your teeth and general health as processed sugar. The most common HARMFUL natural sugars are maltose, fructose, and sucrose. These most commonly in juices ( apple, orange, lemon, grape, etc) There are a few others that I will let you discover for yourself. There are also processed sugars such as fructose corn syrup, sucralose, and others. Artificial sweetness such as Equal, Sweet n Low , and Splenda are also NOT healthy. They "trick your body into thinking" it is getting sugar. Diet beverages containing these ingredients can actually cause weight gain and obesity. Healthy sugars are XYLITOL and STEVIA. They are digested in the stomach, NOT the mouth. 90% of natural and unhealthy sugars are digested in the mouth which causes tooth decay and diabetes. Especially in young children these unhealthy sugars can cause hyper activity and increase the symptoms and behavior of those on the AUTISM SPECTRUM. A recent long trem study results were the following: If you introduce juice into your child's diet BEFORE the second birthday, you increase the risk of tooth decay by 3 TIMES. I my experience thto most common juices given to toddlers are apple juice and "juicy juice." Just an FYI, chocolate milk has much more sugar than white milk. Diluting juice wit water my seem like a good idea, but it is still juice. Get you child in the habit of drinking some plain water daily after their first birthday and have the first dental exam. By a pediatric dentist also. When you buy food and beverages, please read the ingredients on the BACK OF THE PACKAGING. The label on the front is marketing to get you to buy the product. The label on the back gives you the HEALTHY facts for you to make an informed purchase for your FAMILY. I hope that this truthful information is helpful and will benefit your oral and general health for Generations to Come. Yours for TRUTHFUL INFORMATION, Dr Steve Branam Xylitol is a HEALTHY sugar that has long-term effects on your mouth, oral health, entire body, and family. Xylitol is not super sugar but very healthy, beneficial, and safe. It does have short-term effects, and its long-term benefits are significant and often INVISIBLE to the user.
Xylitol is digested in your stomach, and 90% of your sugars are digested in the mouth. Bacteria in the mouth eat the sugar molecules and change the sugar to acid. The acid softens the tooth enamel, which eventually causes cavities to form. When Xylitol is digested in the stomach, the bacteria starve because of a lack of sugar. The result is that by using DR BRANAMS toothpaste and gel, tooth decay causes bacteria to drop by 72%. Xylitol meets your sugar cravings but DECREASES your risk of getting cavities and gum disease. Another significant feature you will not hear from other products is that you should leave Dr. Branam Xylitol toothpaste and gel in your mouth after brushing your teeth. DO NOT SPIT OR RINSE OUT your mouth; allow the formula to continue working long after you are finished. XYLITOL is one of the few"sugars that diabetic people can use SAFELY. Your body needs some sugar, but it should be a HEALTHY SUGAR. You can purchase Xylitol as a cooking ingredient and substitute it for the regular unhealthy sugar you cook with. I recommend that you buy sugar-free beverages and sweeten them with XYLITOL. There is more information about Xylitol on the internet, which is beneficial for reducing the use of it. You can be confident in the DR BRANAMS XYLITOL TOOTHPASTE AND GEL PRODUCTS because they have been clinically tested on live patients and proven safe and effective. Yours for Truthful information, Dr Steve Branam If you are parents of a child or children 5 years of age or younger, you NEED to ask all or most of the following questions when you call to make your first dental appointment. These questions may vary if your child has special needs or autism. 1. Do you routinely see child under the age of 18 months? 2. At what age do you recommend the first dental exam for a child? 3. Does your office do fillings for children 5 years of age and younger? 4. At what age do you take x-rays for the first time? 5. Does your office treat special needs and autism patients? 6. Are you familiar with XYLITOL to prevent tooth decay? 7. Do you ever use Silver Diamine Fluoride to prevent tooth decay? 8. Do you have "laughing gas" for patients who are nervous about having fillings done? These are examples of good general questions to give you an idea of the abilities and knowledge of the dentist. You can also ask other questions depending upon your specific concerns. I am giving you this information, because 90% of all general dentists in America do not treat or trained to treat children 6 years of age and younger. They will be not tell you this, but they will refer your child to a pediatric dentist if treatment is needed. The best advice is take you children on their 1st birthday to a pediatric dentist and remain as a long term patient. This is another TRUTH ABOUT DENTISTRY. Your trustworthy dental advisor, Dr. Steve Branam The majority of people do not understand the focus of a dentist and what they are trying to do. Dentists are trained to diagnose and treat dental and oral DISEASE. They are not trained and educated to minimize your need for dental treatment or decrease your oral DISEASE. I realized this TRUTH many years ago, because that is the training that I received in dental school. When a dentist does provide a filling, cleaning, or removal of an infected tooth, the disease is treated and you feel better. This is good and what you expect to happen. This is a short term solution to your immediate disease, but it does not improve your long term oral health. Your dentist should have a long-term home care plan other than brushing, flossing, and using a mainstream fluoride toothpaste and mouth rinse.
Your dentist is probably a good person with good intentions. Many of my patients were previously treated by a mainstream dentist using old school mainstream recommendations and products. These patients are still experiencing a significant number of cavities and gum disease. They are frustrated and tired of continuing to pay for extensive and expensive dental treatment in the dental office. I understand, because I practiced this way for many years. My goal was to decrease the need for extensive dental treatment. After years of observing, interviewing, a evaluating my patients, I found is solution to significantly decrease their frustration and improve their oral health. THE SOLUTION IS THE DAILY USE OF XYLITOL AT HOME. You are primarily responsible for your oral and general health, but must have the CORRECT information and products to do it. Most dentists have not taken the time or energy to find a better preventive way to help their patients to avoid complicated dental treatment. You see your dentist twice a year. Hopefully, you brush and floss DAILY at home. Bottom line is.......What you do daily at home is much more important than what your dentist does twice a year in the dental office. Yours for better oral and general health Dr Steve Branam A majority of consumers do not understand that there are "good" and " bad" sugars that can healthy for you. I want to give you the facts about Sugar, so that you can make "wise" choices in your diet for children and adults.
There is actually a "good" sugar that can be beneficial to your health. That sugar is XYLITOL. You need to become knowledgeable about it's benefits. Xylitol is FDA APPROVED as a cooking ingredient safe for people to use daily from infancy through adulthood. It is one of the few"sugars" that people with diabetes can use safely. It can easily be purchased in health food stores and some progressive grocery stores. You should incorporate it into your daily cooking routine. XYLITOL not only benefits your oral health, but it improves your general overall health. Search the internet to find its benefits and safety. I learned about the benefits of XYLITOL over 10 years ago. Knowing these benefits, I took the time and research to develop a properly formulated toothpaste and gel. Both are safe to swallow, good tasting, reduces bacteria in the mouth that causes tooth decay and gum disease. Tooth decay in American children 6yrs of age and younger is continuing to increase, because of all of the "BAD" sugars in their diet. This trend can and should be reversed. Using Dr Branams Xylitol toothpaste and gel containing the "SAFE" SUGAR by both parents, caregivers, and children can decrease the need for expensive dental treatment for the entire family. Studies reveal that introducing "bad" sugar into the diet, especially fruit juice, before the toddler's 2nd birthday can increase the risk of tooth decay by 300 percent. Studies also show that the average American ate 5 Pounds of sugar a year in 1960. A more recent study reported that the average American ate 100 Pounds of sugar in 2023. Here's the bottom line. Americans have 2 choices. You can try to significantly decrease the "bad" sugar you consume, or use a "good and healthy" which is XYLITOL. Your body actually needs SOME sugar to function properly. You should give your body a "good" sugar. This is the goal of Dr. Branams Xylitol products. Go to the www.drbranamsxylitol.com site learn about XYLITOL, read the clinical study, and purchase our high quality and clinically tested toothpaste and gel. Yours for better oral and general health Dr Steve Branam |
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